This investment is not for the risk-averse.
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Risk-averse
Synonyms for "risk-averse" (4 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Czech
2 entries- averzní k riziku adj (unwilling to take risks)
- rizikově averzní adj (unwilling to take risks)
Finnish
1 entries- riskiä karttava adj (unwilling to take risks)
German
1 entries- risikoscheu adj (unwilling to take risks)
Italian
1 entries- avverso al rischio adj (unwilling to take risks)
Russian
3 entries- избегающий риска adj (unwilling to take risks)
- непредрасположенный к риску adj (unwilling to take risks)
- осторожный adj (unwilling to take risks)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Near-synonyms: conservative; reluctant; cautious
Source: wiktionary
The answer, says Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61) is "to reassure the risk-averse Treasury that prices within a new structure will not be difficult to adjust if calculations to achieve revenue neutrality are out by 2% or whatever. You're not stuck with the prices you implement on Day 1."
Source: wiktionary
Arsenal were untroubled elsewhere, Forest's risk-averse gameplan making it a relatively easy night for their defenders until Awoniyi emerged after being out with injury since October, finally giving them something to think about.
Source: wiktionary
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